Iain Gately
Iain Gately is the author of Tobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization . Raise in Hong Kong, he studied law at Cambridge University and worked in the financial markets of London, where he currently lives.
Iain Gately is the author of Tobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization . Raise in Hong Kong, he studied law at Cambridge University and worked in the financial markets of London, where he currently lives. See less
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Tobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization
Tabacco, where would we be without it?
The country we know today as the United States was founded on a narcotic. Tobacco was the very first successful cash crop in the colonies, all others failed miserably. There might be a bit of irony ... Read More
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Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol
Insightful, well paced read
Gately's grasp of one of the many places where history and the human appetite intersect is well captured in 'Drink'. The narrative style still allows for plenty of room for overview and interesting ... Read More
